Protect Your Tip

[Bowhuntah]

I use the rubber slip on ones on all my recurves...both tips.

[George D. Stout]

If they upset the timing of your limbs, your bow is way to finicky.    As was mentioned earlier, if you use them, take them off after season as moisture can lay in there for a long time.

[SL]

I use a layer or two of duct tape just for the season.
SL

[30coupe]

I use the black plastic kind. I often put one on each end of my Kanatis because I sometimes set them upside down to keep the nocks and fletches from getting wet or muddy. With short longbows the nocks in a bow quiver are pretty close to the end of the bow.

I agree with George though. Those things are so light, I sure can't tell any difference shooting with or without them.

[Scott F]

I have read where some people use a rubber nipple from a baby bottle, cut to the size the limb tip.  

Personally, I don't use tip protectors on my bows.

[sunshine]

i use rubber protectors on both ends. i usually cut them down alittle. i only use a half sized one on top. i shoot out back of my house OFTEN and i leaned my bow up against numerous bad things - the house, cedar fence, chain link fence, swing set. and that doesn't count the number of times i walk through a door and my top tip hits it b4 i can push it open.i noticed years ago the back side of my top tip scuffed alot.

[Eric Krewson]

Don't use them on my selfbows, never could think of a good reason to. Even when I retire a bow after several years of hard use I can see no wear or damage to the tips.

[Don Stokes]

With bad legs, I use my bow as a walking stick every time I go out. I've never had a problem beyond scratching the tips, after decades of doing this with multiple bows. It seems to be harder on the string than the bow, especially dacron. I guess my bows have all been finicky- I can feel it when I shoot if mud has built up on the end.  

[**DONOTDELETE**]

If you use one, use the rubber/plastic typ that have a hole in the bottom.

I don't use them. They hold moisture and grit, and can reak havoc on your string or limb tip.

[George D. Stout]

Eric, next time you need to retire one of your selfbows, I'll give you a mailing address; even pay the shipping.  8^).

[flyguysc]

Rubber,but I will clean it more often from now on .Thanks longarrow.

[Kevin Winkler]

Heat shrink tubing works great! Just get the size that will fit over the limb tip and cut it long, put a hair dryer to it and presto! If you ever need to replace the string you just simply cut it off. I wouldn't recommend doing this with a new string until you have shot it in and get the brace height set right. Otherwise it works great.

[BRONZ]

Originally posted by BowHuntingFool:
I use one, make it myself! Pretty simple to make out of leather and stitch it up on my bottom tip.

Ditto.  Dad had his tip overlay come off during a 3 day hunt.  Not a situation I want to be in if I can avoid it.

[jdemoya]

I dip mine in whatever finish I have around. I do it few times a year.

God bless,

Jose

[Pete Patterson]

Been using the plastic dip for years.  I only dip a very small amount of the tip, maybe 1/4 inch, to keep it off the ground.  Works well and mosture seems not to be a problem.